"Thou shalt not extinguish thine anger, but shall master it,
that thy conscience may not be blunted by adjustment
to wrong causes."-The Dutch Ten Commandments to Foil the Nazis

11.6.08

THEY DON'T LACK FOR CLARITY, I'LL GIVE THEM THAT: I've read not one but two articles on international law this afternoon that begin by quoting 2 Corinthians 3:6: "The letter killeth; the spirit giveth life." I agree on the upshot of both, but I can hardly think of a way of starting that more directly announces 'I have no interest in compromise.'